Elon Musk presents a dilemma for the liberal science fiction writer and space enthusiast. He’s everything we hate, doing everything we need to deliver a human future in space. How do you write that future without falling towards hagiography or lazy caricature? From maracas to MAGA to Mars Or…Why Elon Musk is a gift to […]
On October 13th 2024, SpaceX caught a 20-storey booster rocket returning from the edge of space. An hour later, they accurately mock-landed the second-stage spaceship in the Indian Ocean. This was only the fifth test flight of a Starship combo. Spaceflight has long ago passed the Wright Brothers stage of innovation — this is more […]